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the u.s. and allies striking back at rebels, president obama tells cbs news it is time for gadhafi to give up the fight. >> wef got to ratchet our diplomatic and political pressure on him so at some point he makes a decision to leave. >>> we will hear more from our interview with the president and speak with former defense secretary donald rumsfeld will the u.s. mission in libya. >>> plane scary. officials discover a bullet hole in a us airways passenger jet. now an investigation is under way to try to figure out just where it came from and how serious a threat it posed to the aircraft and its passengers. >>> fighting back. a middle school student from connecticut goes on youtube with an emotional plea for help after bullied by her classmates for years. that video is burning up on the internet adding to the national debate causing quite a stir "early" this wednesday morning, march 30th, 2011. captioning funded by cbs >>> good wednesday morning. i'm erica hill. >> i'm chris wragge. >> good to h
the u.s. and allies striking back at rebels, president obama tells cbs news it is time for gadhafi to give up the fight. >> wef got to ratchet our diplomatic and political pressure on him so at some point he makes a decision to leave. >>> we will hear more from our interview with the president and speak with former defense secretary donald rumsfeld will the u.s. mission in libya. >>> plane scary. officials discover a bullet hole in a us airways passenger jet. now an...
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the u.s. and its allies attacked government targets the fifth straight night. gadhafi forces are back in the key rebel held city of misrata after air strikes forced them out on wednesday. nato plans to enforce the no-fly zone but plans still on hold because of objections from turkey, a nato member. cbs news correspondent macphillips is in libya's capital tripoli with the very latest. mark, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, erica. the pounding of pro-gadhafi forces continued overnight and a hit on major depot and action against the forces in the field as you say but to uncertain effect. there is another battle raging here as well and that is the battle over who exactly the victims of this conflict really are. anti-aircraft tracer fire at night is usually a sign that seems like this will follow. libyan state tv broadcast what it said was the bombing of a military base but they claim there were civilian victims as well. these, they said, were some of them. it suggested this hospital was wh
the u.s. and its allies attacked government targets the fifth straight night. gadhafi forces are back in the key rebel held city of misrata after air strikes forced them out on wednesday. nato plans to enforce the no-fly zone but plans still on hold because of objections from turkey, a nato member. cbs news correspondent macphillips is in libya's capital tripoli with the very latest. mark, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, erica. the pounding of pro-gadhafi forces continued...
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u.s. while on the ground cia operatives are working with the rebels who continue their retreat from moammar gadhafi's forces. this as the white house considers sending in weapons to aid the fight against the libyan dicta dictator. >>> out like a lion. a spring storm causes serious damage in the south. now it's heading up the east coast where it could dump as much as a foot of snow in some areas and lead to major flooding. we'll bring you the latest on the winter weather that never seems to end. >>> and back in the water. one year after drowning its trainer a killer whale returns to performing at seaworld in orlando and while new safety changes are in place, critics warn they may not be enough to prevent another tragedy. we'll have all those stories prevent another tragedy. we'll have all those stories early this morning captioning funded by cbs . >>> and good morning. >>> good morning. welcome to the "early" show. >> good to have you with us this morning. we begin with the breaking news ou
u.s. while on the ground cia operatives are working with the rebels who continue their retreat from moammar gadhafi's forces. this as the white house considers sending in weapons to aid the fight against the libyan dicta dictator. >>> out like a lion. a spring storm causes serious damage in the south. now it's heading up the east coast where it could dump as much as a foot of snow in some areas and lead to major flooding. we'll bring you the latest on the winter weather that never...
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u.s. and its allies. defense secretary gates says the lsu hand over control of the however, questions remain about america's long-term exit strategy. disaster in japan. workers get another scare as smoke rises from the crippled nuclear plant and residents are being warned about contaminated drinking water and food. this as the estimated death toll jumps to more than 18,000 "early" this monday morning, march 21st, 2011. >>> and good morning. good morning. welcome to "the early show" here on a monday morning, i'm chris wragge. >> i'm erica hill. good to have you with us. >> following two very major stories this morning. first of which the situation in japan. all eyes on that nuclear facility in fukushima once again. this as reports as i mention a few moments ago, smoke emanating from that troubled reactor 3 there. and now reports of radiation levels detected radiation levels in both the food and the water in that safety zone around the nuclear plant right now. we're going to continue to foll
u.s. and its allies. defense secretary gates says the lsu hand over control of the however, questions remain about america's long-term exit strategy. disaster in japan. workers get another scare as smoke rises from the crippled nuclear plant and residents are being warned about contaminated drinking water and food. this as the estimated death toll jumps to more than 18,000 "early" this monday morning, march 21st, 2011. >>> and good morning. good morning. welcome to "the...
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. >> reporter: u.s. drivers are paying an average of $3.51 a gallon. with libya's oil fields shut and production stopped. some analysts see $4 a gallon right around the corner and that has the obama administration deciding whether to take the drastic step of tapping the nation's oil reserves. >> the issue of the reserves is one we are are considering. the situation in the middle east has caused this. >> reporter: the u.s. held emergency oil supply called the strategic petroleum reserve containing 727 million barrels of oil, enough to supply the nation for several months. proponents say it would calm spiking gas prices but critics say it should be saved for a true emergency. >> i don't think it will make a big difference in terms of prices. i think at this point we can digest these prices. >> reporter: we typically tap into those reserves following hurricanes or in the midst of hurricane season. the most recent time was after hurricane katrina or rather hurricane ike in 2008 and we tapped about 5.4 million barrels from the reserves, erica. >> if those r
. >> reporter: u.s. drivers are paying an average of $3.51 a gallon. with libya's oil fields shut and production stopped. some analysts see $4 a gallon right around the corner and that has the obama administration deciding whether to take the drastic step of tapping the nation's oil reserves. >> the issue of the reserves is one we are are considering. the situation in the middle east has caused this. >> reporter: the u.s. held emergency oil supply called the strategic...
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we will talk with hillary clinton about the role the u.s. may reply in stopping gadhafi. >>> a father's outrage as the man convicted of murdering his young son is set to be released early from prison. a rhode island father vows to seek revenge more than three decades after the brutal crime. >> all i think is about trying to find a way to get to this man to kill him. that is my every thought. >> reporter: you'll hear more from father and we will look what authorities are doing to deal with this unusual case. >>> troubled web. reports out this morning broadway spider-man has hit yet another snag. opening night perhaps being pushed back for the sixth time. we will take you inside the drama surrounding the musical "early" this wednesday morning, march 9th, 2011. captioning funded by cbs >>> good wednesday morning. i'm erica hill. >> i'm chris wragge. looking forward to hearing from the secretary this morning. >> nice to be back. we are will be hearing from secretary of state hillary clinton ahead in the broadcast. because, of course, we begin wi
we will talk with hillary clinton about the role the u.s. may reply in stopping gadhafi. >>> a father's outrage as the man convicted of murdering his young son is set to be released early from prison. a rhode island father vows to seek revenge more than three decades after the brutal crime. >> all i think is about trying to find a way to get to this man to kill him. that is my every thought. >> reporter: you'll hear more from father and we will look what authorities are...
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. >>> and defiance, as u.s. and allied forces pound targets in libya for a fourth straight night, moammar gadhafi emerges in public to tell his supporters he will be victorious. this as president obama heads home to work on handing over responsibility for the no-fly zone and nato finally prepares to step in after a diplomatic back and forth, all early this wednesday morning, march 23rd, back and forth, all early this wednesday morning, march 23rd, 2011. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. i'm erica hill with chris wragge. we begin with this breaking news. dame elizabeth taylor has died. >> screen legend and a hollywood icon, long considered one of the most beautiful, most talented women in all of hollywood lore. just a sad day for hollywood. a woman whose life will be celebrated that's for sure. >> there's much to celebrate in that life. her publicist saying the three-time oscar winner, just as famous for her life off screen including the eight marriages and her very important humanitarian work, her publi
. >>> and defiance, as u.s. and allied forces pound targets in libya for a fourth straight night, moammar gadhafi emerges in public to tell his supporters he will be victorious. this as president obama heads home to work on handing over responsibility for the no-fly zone and nato finally prepares to step in after a diplomatic back and forth, all early this wednesday morning, march 23rd, back and forth, all early this wednesday morning, march 23rd, 2011. captioning funded by cbs...
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the u.s. is trying to increase pressure on moammar gadhafi sending warships and aircraft to the region. in the meantime, billions of libyan assets have been frozen and overnight rebels held off a long attack by pro-gadhafi forces outside tripoli. mandy clark has more for us this morning. mandy, hello. >> reporter: hello. international pressure is building as the world looks at the situation here. libyan assets have been frozen. new sanctions are being considered. and there are even discussions of imposing a no-fly zone over libyan air space. gadhafi laughed at suggestions that his people want him out. >> they love me. all of my people with me, they love me all. they will die to protect me and my people. >> reporter: yesterday, we saw firsthand in a city they raging up tensions which is in the hands of the rebels and gadhafi's stronghold to the west. we arrived shortly after government planes are bombed nearby weapons depot and found the local militia scrambling to load anti-aircraft guns. down
the u.s. is trying to increase pressure on moammar gadhafi sending warships and aircraft to the region. in the meantime, billions of libyan assets have been frozen and overnight rebels held off a long attack by pro-gadhafi forces outside tripoli. mandy clark has more for us this morning. mandy, hello. >> reporter: hello. international pressure is building as the world looks at the situation here. libyan assets have been frozen. new sanctions are being considered. and there are even...
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the president has insisted all along that the u.s. became involved only to protect the lives of innocent civilians from the brutal gadhafi regime. but critics keep asking him what the long-term goals are, what's the exit strategy? over the weekend and on sunday at cbs' "face the nation" secretary of state clinton said that the military intervention is already producing results. >> we have a lot of diplomats and military leaders in libya who are flipping, changing sides, defecting because they see the handwriting on the wall. >> reporter: white house sources tell cbs news the president will say tonight that the u.s. and allied intervention in libya has not only averted a catastrophe, but also advanced american interests. he's likely to point to the capture over the weekend of the cities of brega and ras lanuf by anti-gadhafi forces. that area accounts for a substantial chunk of libya's 1.5 million barrels of daily oil exports, which have all but stopped since the uprisings began in mid-february. but despite the military successes, crit
the president has insisted all along that the u.s. became involved only to protect the lives of innocent civilians from the brutal gadhafi regime. but critics keep asking him what the long-term goals are, what's the exit strategy? over the weekend and on sunday at cbs' "face the nation" secretary of state clinton said that the military intervention is already producing results. >> we have a lot of diplomats and military leaders in libya who are flipping, changing sides,...
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is the u.s. prepared for what could come along with a no-fly zone, specifically if we end up on the ground? >> well, i don't think we should end up on the ground. i think would be counterproductive for us to send in ground forces, but i think it's very clear that, right now, through the use of power, gadhafi has been able to stop the tide that has been running against him. he has been able to inflict casualty from the air. when you have not well-trained or untrained troops, as we have on this anti-gadhafi side, air power really does change the equation. this is very level country, as you know, and so i think that the president of the united states has said gadhafi must go. that means that we need to take action. a no-fly zone would stop -- would not only stop the air attacks, but it would also send a message to the anti-gadhafi forces that we're assisting them. there is humanitarian aid that needs to be given, intelligence we could share with them. there's a number of areas we could help these an
is the u.s. prepared for what could come along with a no-fly zone, specifically if we end up on the ground? >> well, i don't think we should end up on the ground. i think would be counterproductive for us to send in ground forces, but i think it's very clear that, right now, through the use of power, gadhafi has been able to stop the tide that has been running against him. he has been able to inflict casualty from the air. when you have not well-trained or untrained troops, as we have on...
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. >> reporter: the u.s. economy has been growing for six straight quarters and now, finally, we could be at a turning point for jobs. today, the labor department reported that the economy added 192,000 new jobs in february. the unemployment rate fell for the third consecutive month from 9% to 8.9%. encouraging news that will, hopefully, bolster employer confidence in hiring. >> all of the job creation jobs are aligned to start having a decent pickup in job creation. >> reporter: in february, service sector hiring which makes up 90% of all jobs hit its best level since april of 2006. last week, number of americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits dropped by 20,000 to 368,000. the lowest level in nearly three years. . >> we have gone from jobless recovery to a recovery that is finally creating at least enough jobs to soak up some of the unemployed. >> reporter: soaking up all of the 8 million americans who lost their jobs to the recession isn't going to happen overnight. a sentiment federal reserve
. >> reporter: the u.s. economy has been growing for six straight quarters and now, finally, we could be at a turning point for jobs. today, the labor department reported that the economy added 192,000 new jobs in february. the unemployment rate fell for the third consecutive month from 9% to 8.9%. encouraging news that will, hopefully, bolster employer confidence in hiring. >> all of the job creation jobs are aligned to start having a decent pickup in job creation. >>...
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the u.s. resolution to intervene invalid, and says western allies will regret interfering in libya. in the eastern half of the country, rebels shot down a warplane attacking their stronghold, despite gadhafi's claims of a cease-fire. president obama says america could soon join its nato allies in military action. are we on the brink of intervention? >>> and disaster in japan. exhausted engineers struggle to get power restored at the country's crippled nuclear reactors. in the hopes of avoiding a meltdown. meanwhile, high levels of radiation begin to show up in food in japan, as the country's prime minister urges his people to show courage in the wake of their unspeakable tragedy. we'll have those stories "early" this saturday morning, march we'll have those stories "early" this saturday morning, march 19th, 2011. captioning funded by cbs >>> new york city waking up to a sunny saturday morning. the last saturday before spring begins. welcome to "the early show." i'm rebecca jarvis. >> and i'm r
the u.s. resolution to intervene invalid, and says western allies will regret interfering in libya. in the eastern half of the country, rebels shot down a warplane attacking their stronghold, despite gadhafi's claims of a cease-fire. president obama says america could soon join its nato allies in military action. are we on the brink of intervention? >>> and disaster in japan. exhausted engineers struggle to get power restored at the country's crippled nuclear reactors. in the hopes of...
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new details emerge in the shooting deaths of two u.s. airmen in germany as officials investigate the suspect's spob ties to terrorism. we take you to frankfurt where the suspect appears in court today. >>> helpless. emotional appearance on capitol hill actor mickey roone yip admits he is a victim of elder abuse. we will hear more from the 90-year-old legend on the issue that affects millions of americans "early" this thursday morning, march 3rd, 2011. captioning funded by cbs >>> hi, everyone. welcome to "the early show" here on a thursday morning. i'm chris wragge. >> i'm erica hill. good to have you with us today. we begin this morning with the latest from libya. this morning, leader moammar gadhafi's air force is bombing rebel forces there in the east once again. cbs news correspondent mandy clark joins us from ajdabiya this morning. mandy, hello. >> reporter: hello. well, we're on the road towards the front line and we're hearing that the towns of ajdabiya and al brega were bombed this morning. this morning, the rebels were kigi i di
new details emerge in the shooting deaths of two u.s. airmen in germany as officials investigate the suspect's spob ties to terrorism. we take you to frankfurt where the suspect appears in court today. >>> helpless. emotional appearance on capitol hill actor mickey roone yip admits he is a victim of elder abuse. we will hear more from the 90-year-old legend on the issue that affects millions of americans "early" this thursday morning, march 3rd, 2011. captioning funded by cbs...
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the u.s. government has called on cuba to allow him to leave unconditionally. >>> and a suspect is under arrest in the east coast rapist attacks. aaron thomas taken his new haven connecticut home. >>> and a yankest new york firefighter something hailed a hero today. the dramatic rescue, a worker was left dangling on the side of a build 1g00 feet above the ground when their scaffolding collapse. the firefighter rappelled down the building attaching the workers to his harness and lowering them to the ground. here's lonnie quinn with a look at the weather. that was -- >> it was >>> scary, fascinating. >> we didn't even have a local newscast here in new york city yesterday because we watched that from start to finish on air live. it was amazing. the guys actually fell like around 5:00. by 6:30 we tossed to katie couric. here are your weather headlines. we have had big rain in the midwest over the past couple of weeks. more rain today. keep your eye on the rivers. not talking just the small tributa
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two u.s. warships enter the u.s. canal this morning. 400 marines on board to help evacuate civilians or provide humanitarian relief. mandy clark is in ajdabiya with the latest for us this morning. man mandy, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. i'm on the road to al brega a town in eastern libya and where pro gadhafi forces are battling rebels in willing oil shipping area. now, we are hearing that the rebels are managing to hold back the pro-gadhafi forces. we spoke to one eyewitness on the phone who described hearing jets overhead and rockets going off. there is also a plume of smoke which he said was part of an aerial bombardment but it's unclear what was hit. now, we are currently in ajdabiya and locals say an aerial campaign as well. they are saying a weapons dough poe has been hit but we can't independently verify that at the minute. >> mandy, al brega, why is that area so important? you said you're on your way there. >> al brega is particularly important to gadhafi because it's an oil export terminal. now,
two u.s. warships enter the u.s. canal this morning. 400 marines on board to help evacuate civilians or provide humanitarian relief. mandy clark is in ajdabiya with the latest for us this morning. man mandy, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. i'm on the road to al brega a town in eastern libya and where pro gadhafi forces are battling rebels in willing oil shipping area. now, we are hearing that the rebels are managing to hold back the pro-gadhafi forces. we spoke to one eyewitness...
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saying u.s. role in attacking moammar gadhafi forces is limited, but necessary. >> i refuse to wait for the images of slaughter in mass graves before taking action. >> gadhafi is still clinging to power and many question whether the u.s. and its allies are doing enough to push him out. we will talk with tu.s. baee ambassador to the u.n. and john mccain. >>> the snake hunt. the venomous cobra that escaped from the bronx zoo remains on loose this morning creating a media frenzy and inspiring a legion of twitter followers "early" this tuesday morning, march 29th, 2011. captioning funded by cbs >>> good tuesday morning. i'm erica hill. >> i'm chris wragge. welcome back to the country. the time zone, the program. >> nice to be back sitting next to you, chris. >>> things were busy while i was away. >>> more on the president speech's last night and that ongoing battle for libya. this morning, rebel forces are macing more resistance from gadhafi militias. a state department diplomat is going to benghazi
saying u.s. role in attacking moammar gadhafi forces is limited, but necessary. >> i refuse to wait for the images of slaughter in mass graves before taking action. >> gadhafi is still clinging to power and many question whether the u.s. and its allies are doing enough to push him out. we will talk with tu.s. baee ambassador to the u.n. and john mccain. >>> the snake hunt. the venomous cobra that escaped from the bronx zoo remains on loose this morning creating a media...
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u.s. says military ground forces loyal to president gadhafi still pose a significant threat. on monday, president obama will address the nation on the libyan crisis. >>> disaster in japan. japan's prime minister describes the situation as grave and serious, after another dangerous radiation leak is found at the crippled fukushima nuclear power plant. u.s. navy barges are bringing fresh water to try to head off a meltdown "early" this saturday fresh water to try to head off a meltdown "early" this saturday morning, march 26th, 2011. captioning funded by cbs >>> welcome to a gorgeous spring morning in new york city. 20-something degrees. but who cares, it looks nice. >> that's a beautiful picture, russ. >> welcome to "the early show," i'm russ mitchell. >> and i'm rebecca jarvis. we begin with the latest on the battle for libya. rebels have recaptured the key eastern city of ajdabiya. nato takes control of some of the u.s.-led operation in libya in a matter of days, and president obama will
u.s. says military ground forces loyal to president gadhafi still pose a significant threat. on monday, president obama will address the nation on the libyan crisis. >>> disaster in japan. japan's prime minister describes the situation as grave and serious, after another dangerous radiation leak is found at the crippled fukushima nuclear power plant. u.s. navy barges are bringing fresh water to try to head off a meltdown "early" this saturday fresh water to try to head off a...